Sunday's demonstration in the north Paris suburb of Sarcelles was the
third to deteriorate in a week, as shops were looted and riot police
lobbed tear gas and rubber bullets at the crowd.
The rally had been banned amid concern the Jewish community would be
targeted after protesters last weekend tried to storm two synagogues in
Paris.

"When you head for the synagogue, when you burn a corner shop because
it is Jewish-owned, you are committing an anti-Semitic act," Bernard
Cazeneuve told reporters outside the Sarcelles synagogue.
In the Paris suburb sometimes nicknamed "little Jerusalem" for its
large community of Sephardic Jews, the rally descended into chaos when
dozens of youth -- some masked -- set fire to bins and lit firecrackers
and smoke bombs.

Eighteen people were arrested after looters wrecked shops, including a
kosher foodstore and a funeral home as protesters shouted: "Fuck
Israel!".